Verification Certificates, Employee Recommendations, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese are documents, including correspondence, from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates as well as letters of recommendations for former employees of the Jewish community. Some certificates are written in English; when in Arabic, the certificates often list the names in Hebrew.
2297 / 50 24 / 7 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 364 Sion Abdullah Aghasi, known by the name Hesqel Ezra Sion bin Abdullah Aghasi Miss Louise Nassim Hesqel Zilkha Cohen ⟦line⟧ from The tenth of August of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight ⟦line⟧ from AD ⟦line⟧ . SAD 7/24 Hayat 7/24 ⟦signature⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council A/7/24
50 / 2298 24 / 7 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ Department 729 Isaac bin Zion bin Isaac Daka'i Miss Sabiha bint Abraham bin Hoki Ruham The twenty-fourth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Registration of Property 24 / 7 / ⟦illegible⟧ Copy 21 / ⟦illegible⟧ Acting President of the Court President of the Hasmonean Council F / 24 / 7 ⟦illegible⟧
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad on 22 / 7 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate number: 729 I hereby certify that Mr.: Isaac son of Shlomo son of Isaac Daki Married in Baghdad: Miss Habibi daughter of Ibrahim son of Hoji Ruham On the day: 22 / 7 / 1950 (Corresponding to 10 Av year 5710) ⟦line⟧ Ketubah amount: 150 Dinars, one hundred and fifty only Witnesses Shimon H. Shaul Salim H. Al-Bahu Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦illegible signature/stamp⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧
50 / 2294 1950 / 7 / 24 332 Moshe Hayyim Levi Miss Karjiya Ibrahim Ishaq Shakarji The thirteenth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five AD ⟦line⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧ 24 / 7 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Chairman of the Committee President of the Lay Council A / 24 / 7
The Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad Baghdad on: ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings, Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I hereby certify that the named ⟦Yitzhak son of Rahamim⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the ⟦27th⟧ day of the month of ⟦Adar I⟧ in the year 94 (16/11/1922) and for this reason I have signed below. ⟦Yitzhak son of Rahamim⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Heskel Haddad The Official in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs ⟦illegible⟧ 7/12 A true copy of the original
The ⟦illegible⟧ Department Death Certificate 50 / ⟦illegible⟧ 7 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 1950 Based on the certificate of the undertaker at the Israelite Cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Naeema daughter of Naftali passed away in Baghdad on the sixteenth day of November in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three AD ⟦line⟧ . Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ Civil 7 / ⟦illegible⟧ 7 / 24 / 2
The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad on: ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that the named Daoud ⟦illegible⟧ passed away in Baghdad on the tenth day of the month of September in the year 702 (25 / 6 / 1942) and for this reason I have signed below ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Heskel Haddad The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs Muqtada Ghaza Saida ⟦signature⟧ 25 / 6
⟦illegible⟧ 3500/50 9th August 50 BIRTH CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. ALBERT SION SHASHOU was born at Baghdad on the year 1927 ( nineteen hundred & twenty seven A.D. ). Shamash 2 Copies 9/8 18/4 9/8 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD.
⟦illegible⟧ 50 / 2207 Death Certificate 1950 / 7 / 24 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Khedhouri Ezra died in Baghdad on the twenty-fifth day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- two AD ⟦line⟧ . Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 7/24 A / 7/24
The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad Baghdad on: ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community: Baghdad: After greetings: Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that: The named: ⟦Yitzhak ben Menachem⟧ Passed away in Baghdad: On the day: Tenth Of the month: ⟦Tammuz⟧ Year: 5704 ( 4 / 7 / 1944 ): And for this reason I have signed below ⟦Yitzhak Menachem⟧ Heskel Haddad The Administrator of Jewish Burial Affairs Case filed 11/22 ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Death Certificate 50 / ⟦illegible⟧ 29 / 7 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Ibrahim Moshe Irani has died in Baghdad on the fourth day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- four AD ⟦line⟧ . Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ Registry Entry 24 / 7 7 / 24 / 1
⟦illegible⟧ Regarding the person named Robin bin Moshe, of Iranian nationality, residing in the house Numbered 75 / 150, according to his statement that his Iranian nationality identity book was lost from him And for that reason we have signed Witness | Witness | Seal of the Mukhtar of Faraj Allah Neighborhood Isaac Ibrahim | (Signature) | Number: 202 / 50 Date: 5 - / 7 / 1950 F: 24 / 7 We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the seal of the Mukhtar above ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council
50 / 2204 25 / 7 / 1950 23 Yaqub Hayyim Shalom Arwil⟦line⟧i x x Kirkuk Miss Sabiha Ezra Moshe Meir Cohen The ninth of July, year one thousand nine hundred and forty-se⟦line⟧ven AD⟦line⟧. ⟦illegible⟧ Al-Han Record 5 / 7 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council A / 24 / 7
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad In Baghdad on 22 / 7 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered: 741 I hereby certify that Mr.: Ibrahim son of Reuben Salman Kajo has married in Baghdad: Miss Wazi daughter of Ibrahim H. Qir Liri On the day: 24 / 7 / 1950 Amount of the Ketubah | Witnesses 75 Seventy-five Dinars | Shamoun Shaul Salim Masha M. Al-Bahu Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Certified VICE
To the honorable Consul General of the Imperial Iranian Government Presented to your high position: We testify that the person called Munshi Munir son of Ishaq, of Iranian nationality and the Iranian identity card numbered 5512 issued in Baghdad and dated 12/9/41 has lost his Iranian passport during the events of June 1941, and therefore we have signed this. And it is for you to command and choose. Seal of the Mukhtar of Tatran Neighborhood Ibrahim Kurji Shamuli Witness | Witness Hayyim Yamin | Naji Daoud Number - 50/20206 Date - 7/25/1950 We certify the authenticity of the witnesses' signatures and the seal of the Mukhtar above. Ismat Kamal 7/22 ⟦V/CL⟧
The Private Intermediate School for Boys Baghdad Telephone Number 4618 Number: Date: 22 / 7 / 1950 My dear Salim Effendi Good morning Mr. Midhat Hassoun Hakham has obtained the guardianship over the endowments of the schools. His nominal salary is fourteen dinars monthly from the endowment, excluding the high cost of living allowances amounting to four and a half dinars, and he also receives three dinars monthly for additional duties. Please be so kind as to provide the aforementioned person with a protected letter to the Income Tax Directorate and the General Banks Department confirming that. Thank you. Sincerely, ⟦illegible⟧ Alice Kamal
⟦illegible⟧ 50 / ⟦illegible⟧ Certificate 25 / 7 / 1950 To Whom It May Concern We hereby certify that Mr. Ezra Sion Hakham Heskel, the trustee of the endowments of the Midrash Talmud Torah School, receives a nominal salary of fourteen dinars and a half per month, excluding the high cost of living allowance amounting to four dinars and a half, and he also receives an allowance of three dinars per month for overtime work fees. Based on his request, he was provided with this certificate. Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible signature⟧ A / 24 / 7
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on: 22 / 7 / 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community: Baghdad: After greetings: Based on the entries recorded in my registers, I certify that: Mr.: Yusuf bin Khedhouri bin Shaul Al-Hayek Has contracted his engagement to: Miss Fawzia bint Ibrahim bin Eliyahu In Baghdad on the day: 22 / 7 / 1950 (Corresponding to 8 Av 5710) And has not married yet: ⟦illegible⟧ Until 22 / 7 / 50 Conditions: Without injustice Witnesses: Yaqub H. Shaul Munir Rahma Shaul Shamoun Shaul H. Shamoun ⟦illegible stamp with Hebrew and Arabic text⟧
50 / 2208 1950 / 7 / 25 ⟦illegible⟧ Moshe Khedhouri Isaac Farha daughter of Abraham Eliyahu The sixteenth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦illegible⟧ The sixteenth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 7/24/1 Certified ⟦illegible⟧
Department Copy 3308 / 50 25 / 7 / 1950 Moshe Khedhouri Isaac Farha daughter of Abraham Eliyahu The sixteenth of July of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty AD ⟦line⟧ (True Copy) Baghdad on August 6, 1950 Acting Chief Rabbi President of the Lay Council Certified ⟦illegible⟧ 1 / 6 / 8
2209 / 50 25 / 7 / 1950 Department Copy Department Copy 335 Ibrahim Shalom son of Daoud Khoshk⟦...⟧ Miss Zubaida daughter of Shlomo Isaac Nahum The fourteenth of Nisan of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty AD ⟦line⟧ . Acting Head of the Community Head of the Lay Council ⟦illegible⟧ On behalf of ⟦illegible⟧ Shalom 7/24 9 / 24 / 7
Department Copy 50/3309 1950/7/25 335 Shalom Daoud Khoshki, known as Ibrahim Shalom bin Daoud Khoshki Miss Nida Shlomo Ishaq Nahum The fourteenth of April of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight AD. (Valid Certificate) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 9/1 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 7/1/1
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on <del>12 / 7 /</del> 1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the marriage certificate numbered 197, I hereby confirm that Mr. ⟦latin text⟧ was married in Baghdad ⟦latin text⟧ on the day 21 / 12 / 1946 ( ⟦latin text⟧ ) ( ⟦line⟧ ) Amount of the Ketubah: 700 ⟦latin text⟧ Witnesses: ⟦latin text⟧ Shimon Shaul H. Shimon 50 Fils Fee 24/1/50 ⟦illegible stamp⟧